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oka

/ˈɒkə/

oka noun: a former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.

Noun (1)

oka (plural okas)

  1. (historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
    • At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman...1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, volume XXX, Rottolo, page 632
    • Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures"
  2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Oka

the Oka

  1. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Oka

Oka

  1. A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Noun (2) capitalized: Oka

Oka (uncountable)

  1. (Canada) A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Oka

Oka

  1. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
  2. The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
  3. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

Forms of oka

pluralokas
alternative formoke
alternative formokka

Origin of oka

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

From Russian Ока́ (Oká). Probably cognate with Sanskrit ओघ (ogha, “stream, flood, torrent of water”).

From French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.

Words formed from oka

Questions about oka

What does oka mean?
Oka means a former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
What part of speech is oka?
Oka can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oka?
Oka is pronounced /ˈɒkə/.
What is the plural of oka?
The plural of oka is okas.

Words near oka in the dictionary

  1. OK's
  2. OK, boomer
  3. OK, zoomer
  4. ok-ok
  5. OK.
  6. oka
  7. okada
  8. okadaic
  9. okadaic acid
  10. okadaic acids
  11. okadas

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